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JetBlue announces two new routes to Haiti

JetBlue continues its Caribbean expansion, announcing today (May 9) that it intends to fly to Haiti. The airline plans to begin daily nonstop service to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince from both New

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JetBlue continues its Caribbean expansion, announcing today (May 9) that it intends to fly to Haiti.

The airline plans to begin daily nonstop service to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Dec. 5, pending regulatory approval. JetBlue would offer two daily round-trip flights from Fort Lauderdale on 100-seat Embraer E190 jets and one from New York on 150-seat Airbus A320 aircraft. Connecting service would be available from other JetBlue cities via New York and Fort Lauderdale.

"JetBlue continues to grow in the Caribbean thanks to the great reception our low fares and award-winning service have had in the region," Scott Laurence, JetBlue's VP of network planning, says in a release. "With expansion into Port-au-Prince, we plan to meet the demand for quality service to Haiti by offering competitive fares to the large Haitian diaspora in the United States. In turn, we look forward to helping to support the community on the island."

JetBlue notes in its release that "destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean now make up almost one-third of (its) route network. In the Caribbean, JetBlue is the largest carrier in terms of capacity in both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, offering more flights than any other carrier."